- #1 Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail
97% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,142 reviews2021
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 24.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail is a tactical wargame from the creators of the Ultimate General series set amidst the epic naval campaigns in the period of the American Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
Why similar: Naval Combat 45.9% ★, Naval 18.2% ★, Historical 10.9%, Strategy 10.1%, Simulation 9.7%
- #2 Atlantic Fleet
96% matchVery Positive86% of 1,571 reviews2016
Dev: Killerfish Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Turn based tactical and strategic naval combat. Atlantic Fleet puts you in command of the Allies or Kriegsmarine (German Navy) in the longest military campaign of WWII, The Battle of the Atlantic.Take command of surface ships, submarines as well as carrier and land based aircraft in the deadly struggle for control of Atlantic shipping...
Why similar: Naval Combat 45.3% ★, Naval 28.8% ★, War 6.9%, Simulation 6.8%, Strategy 6.6%
- #3 Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts
96% matchMixed61% of 7,964 reviews2023
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows
Median: 16.0 hrsMean: 81.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Design warships the way you want them, command fleets, win the naval arms race for your nation!
Why similar: World War I 30.9% ★, Naval Combat 27.5% ★, Naval 21.5% ★, Historical 9.3%, War 7.3%
- #4 Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age
94% matchVery Positive91% of 6,439 reviews2024
Dev: Triassic GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 47.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
From the lead designer of Cold Waters, Sea Power lets you control NATO and Warsaw Pact forces in modern naval conflict campaigns. Use your advanced naval weaponry and sensors to respect rules of engagement and defeat the enemy forces in a tense fight for initiative and air/naval supremacy.
Why similar: Naval Combat 45.7% ★, Naval 26.4% ★, War 11.9%, Simulation 7.6%, Strategy 6.7%
- #5 War on the Sea
95% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,244 reviews2021
Dev: Killerfish Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Command ships, submarines and aircraft in the South Pacific during WWII.
Why similar: Naval Combat 38% ★, Naval 37.4% ★, Strategy 8%, Simulation 7.9%, War 7%
- #6 Battleship Command
94% matchVery Positive93% of 285 reviews2026
Dev: BracerPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Command the mighty Scharnhorst in this immersive WWII naval simulation. Walk her decks in first-person, control gunnery, radar, and navigation, and lead your fleet through the Atlantic, Arctic, and Mediterranean. Battle convoys, outwit enemies, and survive the stormy seas of war.
Why similar: Naval 29.5% ★, Naval Combat 27.5% ★, Simulation 11.8%, War 11.3%, Strategy 10.7%
- #7 Rule the Waves 3
92% matchVery Positive87% of 1,072 reviews2023
Dev: Naval Warfare SimulationsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 60.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Rule the Waves III is a simulation of naval ship design and construction, fleet management and naval warfare from 1890 to 1970.
Why similar: Naval Combat 30.1% ★, Naval 27.8% ★, World War I 24% ★, Simulation 6.2%, Historical 5.5%
- #8 Naval Battles Simulator
93% matchMixed53% of 66 reviews2020
Dev: Anarchy97 Games
Windows
Naval Battles Simulator is a WWII real-time strategy and simulation game.
Why similar: Simulation 29.6%, Strategy 27.5%, Naval 18.4% ★, Naval Combat 16.5% ★, Indie 7.3%
- #9 NavalArt
91% matchVery Positive91% of 2,419 reviews2018
Dev: RigidbodyPub: RZ Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 50.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Design your own warships, equip them with a variety of armament, and bring them out to the ocean!
Why similar: Naval Combat 34.1% ★, World War I 31.3% ★, Naval 18.4% ★, War 8.8%, Strategy 3.8%
- #10 Strategic Mind: The Pacific
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 623 reviews2019
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Strategic Mind: The Pacific is a turn-based strategy set in the WW2 period depicting the war between the USA and the Empire of Japan waged in the Pacific Ocean with mindblowing historical accuracy and attention to detail. Two Sides. Two Commanders. Two Destinies.
Why similar: Naval Combat 25.9% ★, Naval 23.4% ★, Historical 12.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.2%, War 11.7%
- #11 Making History: The First World War
90% matchMixed66% of 115 reviews2021
Dev: Factus Games
Windows · Linux
A turn-based WWI Grand Strategy game. Rush to field new modern weaponry and survive the horrendous attrition battles. Join the global conflict between the Great Powers of the age and forge a new world order for freedom or tyranny.
Why similar: World War I 49.9% ★, Historical 17.7%, War 10.5%, Simulation 7.3%, Strategy 7.3%
- #12 Aircraft Carrier Survival
89% matchMixed60% of 1,229 reviews2022
Dev: Gambit Games StudioPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
When the harshness of the sea meets the cruelties of war, a challenge for perseverance makes itself known. Welcome to Aircraft Carrier Survival, a strategy game set in the Pacific Theater of World War II, where your prowess as a commander decides the fate of a naval behemoth.
Why similar: Naval Combat 44.7% ★, Naval 27.8% ★, War 13.5%, Strategy 6.7%, Simulation 4.9%
- #13 Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter
88% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,224 reviews2023
Dev: Iron Wolf Studio S.A.Pub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter brings you an authentic and historically accurate destroyer simulation along with gripping anti-submarine warfare set in the turmoils of the Atlantic Ocean during World War II.
Why similar: Naval Combat 39.1% ★, Naval 27.1% ★, Historical 13.4%, War 12.4%, Simulation 6.9%
- #14 MODERN NAVAL COMBAT
89% matchMixed59% of 78 reviews2022
Dev: 黑丝带制作组Pub: 不正经游戏
Windows
This game is a simulation real-time strategy game with the theme of modern naval warfare. Players can control all kinds of active naval equipment of the three camps, and use the common tactics and tactics of the navy in reality to start a fierce confrontation with the computer.
Why similar: Naval Combat 35% ★, Simulation 30%, Strategy 27.6%, Indie 7.4%
- #15 Modern Naval Warfare
86% matchMixed59% of 289 reviews2026
Dev: Wave OpsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Command the silent service. Modern Naval Warfare is the definitive tactical simulation that puts you inside the pressure hull of a Virginia-Class nuclear submarine. This uncompromising tactical simulation offers unparalleled depth in graphics, physics, and authentic combat systems.
Why similar: Naval Combat 42.8% ★, Naval 29.8% ★, War 14%, Simulation 7.8%, Strategy 4.1%
- #16 Carrier Deck
87% matchVery Positive89% of 1,086 reviews2017
Dev: Every Single Soldier
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 18.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Carrier Deck is a fast paced time management game where you play as the Air Boss on board the CVN-76 in the midst of active war.
Why similar: Naval Combat 65.3% ★, Naval 17.5% ★, Simulation 8.2%, War 6.1%, Strategy 2.4%
- #17 All Quiet in the Trenches
85% matchVery Positive90% of 927 reviews2024
Dev: Totally Not Aliens
Windows · Linux
All Quiet in the Trenches is a narrative turn-based strategy RPG set in World War I. Get to know your soldiers, take care of their needs and lead them in battle, trying to strike a precarious balance between the ambitions of your superiors and the survival of your men.
Why similar: World War I 50.8% ★, War 17.4%, Historical 14%, Strategy 6.7%, Simulation 5.5%
- #18 Boat Crew
84% matchVery Positive89% of 447 reviews2022
Dev: Tabbing TabbyPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Command your crew in Boat Crew, a gripping action-strategy experience amidst the Pacific War. Take charge of a PT boat against Imperial Japan, skillfully managing resources and personnel by any means necessary to ensure victory in this high-stakes conflict.
Why similar: Naval Combat 42.1% ★, Naval 30.6% ★, War 14.3%, Strategy 6.5%, Simulation 6.5%
- #19 Carrier Battles 4 Guadalcanal - Pacific War Naval Warfare
84% matchVery Positive88% of 333 reviews2020
Dev: Cyril Jarnot
Windows · Mac
CARRIER BATTLES is a classic hex-and-counter digital wargame covering the naval-air battles of the Pacific War, from 1942 to 1943. Find your opponent and strike at him before he sinks your precious carriers, while preventing them from invading or supporting your own amphibious operations.
Why similar: Naval Combat 33.7% ★, Naval 22.5% ★, Historical 17.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.1%, Simulation 7.7%
- #20 Armored Battle Crew [World War 1] - Tank Warfare and Crew Management Simulator
86% matchMostly Negative34% of 659 reviews2019
Dev: Gattai Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Armored Battle Crew is a Tank and Crew Management Simulation game, where your skills as a Tank commander is tested. Customize your tank carefully and make strategic battle choices to achieve mission success! The fate of your crew lies in your hands!
Why similar: World War I 55.2% ★, War 14.4%, Historical 14.3%, Simulation 6.7%, Strategy 6.3%
- #21 Victory At Sea
83% matchMostly Positive75% of 578 reviews2014
Dev: Evil Twin Artworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Engage in epic RTS warfare across 3 huge campaigns as well as other battle modes. Create your own fleet of ships, pick your side and enter into World War II naval combat on a global scale.
Why similar: Naval Combat 44.8% ★, Naval 39.7% ★, Strategy 8.7%, Simulation 6.8%
- #22 Task Force Admiral - Vol.1: American Carrier Battles
79% matchVery Positive89% of 757 reviews2026
Dev: Drydock Dreams GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Experience the thrill of leading American aircraft carriers to victory in this innovative full 3D command simulation wargame set in the Pacific in 1942. First-person or God’s eye, you lead your fleet and planes right from the center of the battle.
Why similar: Naval Combat 37.1% ★, Naval 33.4% ★, Historical 17.5%, Simulation 6.3%, Strategy 5.7%
- #23 Fleet Command
82% matchVery Positive88% of 480 reviews2006
Dev: SonalystsPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 47%
International waterways become theaters of war when the world's most formidable maritime powers exchange their fatal blows. With entire fleets at your command, you must strategically deploy vessels from every class - frigate to aircraft to nuclear submarine - to maintain the precarious balance of naval power and gain position for the...
Why similar: Naval Combat 56% ★, Naval 23% ★, War 10.5%, Strategy 8.1%, Simulation 2.5%
- #24 Silent Depth 3D Submarine Simulation
82% matchMixed63% of 80 reviews2018
Dev: Codeknitters
Windows
Submarine Simulation playing in WWII in the Pacific.
Why similar: Naval 32% ★, Naval Combat 25.5% ★, War 17.8%, Simulation 11.8%, Strategy 9.1%
- #25 Silent Shark
77% matchVery Positive99% of 113 reviews2026
Dev: John Goering
Windows · Mac · Linux
A tactical, map-based WWII submarine sim set in the Pacific Theater: Approach, intercept, strike unseen, withdraw into the deep. With realistic instruments, a Torpedo Data Computer (TDC), and including a full campaign with missions, patrol zones, radio intel, and more.
Why similar: Naval Combat 40.7% ★, Naval 27% ★, Historical 11.9%, Simulation 7.6%, War 7.3%
- #26 Making History: The Great War
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 455 reviews2015
Dev: Muzzy Lane SoftwarePub: Factus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The Great War is a turn-based grand strategy game based on the epic struggles of the WWI era. Experience the battles of attrition and punishing artillery barrages. Play as any nation of the period as the modern world of industrialized warfare replaces an age of kings with a struggle of ideologies.
Why similar: World War I 53.3% ★, Historical 15.9%, War 12.5%, Strategy 8.2%, Simulation 7.5%
- #27 Crash Dive
81% matchVery Positive91% of 200 reviews2015
Dev: Panic Ensues Software
Windows
WWII tactical submarine combat! Take command of a U-boat prowling the Atlantic in search of enemy convoys to sink. Sneak past the escorts and torpedo the transports. Or surface and use your deck gun in a daring night attack.
Why similar: Naval Combat 36.1% ★, Naval 26.7% ★, Historical 14.6%, War 12.3%, Simulation 5.9%
- #28 Ironclads 2: American Civil War
80% matchMostly Positive75% of 57 reviews2015
Dev: Totem GamesPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Create your fleet and army, hunt the enemy's fleet, hide your weak squadrons in protected ports until reinforcements arrive, blockade enemy trade routes, struggle for dominance over the seas! Command a battle formation and experience the power of iron and steam!
Why similar: Naval Combat 74.9% ★, Simulation 13%, Strategy 12.1%
- #29 Victory At Sea Pacific
79% matchMixed62% of 651 reviews2018
Dev: Evil Twin Artworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Victory at Sea Pacific is the exciting game of naval RTS combat set during World War II. Bringing an epic approach to real time strategy war gaming, search and destroy enemy fleets across an open world sandbox in a desperate attempt to change the course of history.
Why similar: Naval Combat 40.4% ★, Naval 33% ★, War 11.7%, Strategy 6.5%, Simulation 5.7%
- #30 Battle of Empires : 1914-1918
78% matchMixed69% of 2,101 reviews2015
Dev: Great War TeamPub: Best Way Soft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Battle of Empires: 1914-1918 is a story-driven RTS that brings to life some of the most brutal battles of the Great War. Each mission showcases the era’s most devastating weaponry — sabotage, stealth, trench warfare, gas attacks, artillery, and mobile infantry. BoE delivers the full WWI experience.
Why similar: World War I 55.4% ★, Historical 15.8%, War 15.3%, Strategy 8.2%, Simulation 3.8%
- #31 On The Western Front
75% matchVery Positive84% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: Aggroblakh
Windows · Mac
January, 1915. The Race to the Sea is over. The Great War has just begun. You are the commander of a single division in the meat grinder that is the Western Front. Lead your men over the top as you attempt to break the stalemate that is to claim the lives of millions over the course of years.
Why similar: World War I 56.5% ★, Historical 11.3%, Simulation 10%, War 10%, Strategy 9.6%
- #32 Aircraft Carrier Survival: Tutorial
76% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,176 reviews2021
Dev: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 42%
When the harshness of the sea meets the cruelties of war, a challenge for perseverance makes itself known. And it is like none other. Welcome to Aircraft Carrier Survival, a strategy set in the merciless reality of World War II, where your prowess as a commander decides the fate of a naval behemoth.
Why similar: Naval Combat 43.2% ★, Naval 30.9% ★, War 10%, Simulation 9.1%, Strategy 5.4%
- #33 Steam Squad
78% matchMixed65% of 89 reviews2016
Dev: Bretwalda Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Steam Squad - a classical tactical wargame with honest physics simulation of battles set in an alternative universe during the First World War. Players acting for the 3 of the superpowers - the Holy Roman, British and Tianxian Empires complete 30 missions with squads of up to 8 units.
Why similar: World War I 69% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.1%, Strategy 13.8%, Indie 3.1%
- #34 Battle Fleet 2
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 372 reviews2014
Dev: Mythical City Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Welcome Admiral! Select your fleet, assign weapons, and sink the enemy fleet by controlling each of your ships down to setting the aim and range of each weapon's shot. Features include full open world Pacific & Atlantic campaigns, cross-platform multiplayer and awesome turn-based naval battles.
Why similar: Naval Combat 44.3% ★, Naval 38.4% ★, Strategy 8.7%, Simulation 8.5%
- #35 SHIPS AT WAR
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 389 reviews2021
Dev: Golddorf Spieleentwicklung
Windows
Sink player-made battleships, aircraft carriers and submarines in this physics-based game. Use pre-built ships and sink the enemy by deploying aircraft, torpedoes, depth charges or shells. Or built your own ships in the extensive ship-editor.
Why similar: Naval Combat 45.1% ★, Naval 33.3% ★, War 9.6%, Strategy 6.3%, Simulation 5%
- #36 The Great War: Western Front™
74% matchMixed66% of 3,283 reviews2023
Dev: PetroglyphPub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Great War: Western Front is the definitive WW1 strategy game. Play a deciding role in history with this real-time tactical experience as you take charge in the iconic Western Front from 1914 to 1919. Pick your faction and lead your forces to victory.
Why similar: World War I 59.6% ★, Historical 17.8%, Strategy 11.3%, War 10.2%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #37 Iron Tides
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 79 reviews2017
Dev: Crash Wave Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
This "rogue-like Viking simulator" is an adventure at sea with epic tactical battles and dungeon-crawler elements. Conscript your warriors and prepare for a new raiding season!
Why similar: Strategy 25.5%, Turn-Based Combat 24.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 24.4%, Simulation 18.5%, Indie 6.9%
- #38 Silent Depth 2: Pacific
73% matchMixed59% of 273 reviews2024
Dev: MicroProse Software
Windows
Silent Depth 2: Pacific is a lite sub-sim. You enter the Silent Service at the command of a Gato class submarine on War Patrols during World War 2. How long will you survive, and ultimately how much tonnage you sink is down to skill and cunning.
Why similar: Naval Combat 45.7% ★, Naval 40.1% ★, Strategy 6.7%, Simulation 6%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #39 Victory at Sea Atlantic - World War II Naval Warfare
73% matchMixed66% of 116 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Twin Artworks
Windows
Victory At Sea Atlantic transports you to the cold, unforgiving waters of the Atlantic Theatre in WWII. With a vast array of ships, planes, and subs, engage in epic sea battles & secure your place in history. Victory At Sea Atlantic is the ultimate naval warfare experience.
Why similar: Naval Combat 49.6% ★, Historical 19.3%, War 10.5%, Simulation 10.4%, Strategy 10.2%
- #40 Cold Waters
73% matchVery Positive87% of 4,734 reviews2017
Dev: Killerfish Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Spiritual Successor to the Microprose Classic “Red Storm Rising”.
Why similar: Naval Combat 42.9% ★, Naval 29.9% ★, Simulation 8.2%, War 7.7%, Strategy 6.1%
- #41 UBOAT
69% matchVery Positive84% of 27,151 reviews2024
Dev: Deep Water StudioPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 52.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
UBOAT is a simulator of a submarine from WWII era. It is a survival sandbox with crew management mechanics while its primary theme is life of German sailors. The boat is their home, but it can become their grave at any time.
Why similar: Naval Combat 36.2% ★, Naval 27.9% ★, Historical 14.7%, War 13%, Simulation 7%
- #42 To End All Wars
74% matchMixed63% of 191 reviews2014
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Ageod’s To End All Wars is a grand strategy game set during World War One. Players will take control over one of the major powers that so desperately fought for control over Europe and to end all wars.
Why similar: World War I 67% ★, Strategy 18.3%, Simulation 14.6%
- #43 Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific
70% matchVery Positive88% of 121 reviews2024
Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Matrix Games
Windows
Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific is a turn-based strategy game. It offers a comprehensive experience of the Pacific Theater, challenging you to achieve victory in one of history's greatest conflicts.
Why similar: Historical 29%, Naval 20.4% ★, Strategy 18.7%, War 17.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.3%
- #44 NEBULOUS: Fleet Command
69% matchVery Positive81% of 4,412 reviews2022
Dev: Eridanus IndustriesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 31.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Take command of your hand-tailored fleet of space warships and use realistic radar, electronic warfare, advanced movement controls in 3D space, and precision targeting to outmaneuver and outwit your opponents in a simulation-heavy tactical space game like no other.
Why similar: Historical 37.8%, War 32.2%, Simulation 13.7%, Strategy 13.4%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #45 Sub Command
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 146 reviews2006
Dev: SonalystsPub: Strategy First
Windows
Take charge of the most deadly modern-day submarines in the world - three distinct submarines across two unique and challenging campaigns. Utilize cutting-edge sensor and weapon technology to locate, track and destroy the enemy - even deliver Tomahawk missiles to inland targets.
Why similar: Naval Combat 42.1% ★, Naval 32.7% ★, War 9.7%, Simulation 7.5%, Strategy 7.1%
- #46 Port Royale 4
70% matchMixed57% of 2,136 reviews2020
Dev: Gaming MindsPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Set sail and join the colonial powers of Spain, England, France and the Netherlands in their fight for supremacy of the Caribbean in the 17th century.
Why similar: Naval Combat 29.2% ★, Naval 26.4% ★, Historical 10%, Strategy 9.6%, Simulation 9.5%
- #47 Harpoon Classic '97
67% matchVery Positive83% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Alliance InteractivePub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Harpoon Classic 97 a naval warfare simulation game that builds on the legacy of the original Harpoon®. Command naval forces, including ships, submarines, and aircraft, across global theaters like the Nth Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and Mediterranean, a realistic modern naval combat.
Why similar: Naval Combat 38.1% ★, Strategy 24%, War 20.6%, Simulation 16%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #48 IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 12,453 reviews2026
Dev: Nick Nieuwoudt
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
IRON NEST is a brutal dieselpunk heavy-artillery game where you dominate the battlefield through a colossal war machine. Take map measurements based on the received coordinates, strain the hydraulics, and gunlay the cannons to unleash devastating blows ⟹ Will you obey High Command, Operator?
Why similar: World War I 48.3% ★, War 20.4%, Historical 18.6%, Simulation 10.6%, Indie 2%
- #49 Dangerous Waters
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 401 reviews2006
Dev: SonalystsPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 32%
S.C.S. - Dangerous Waters allows you total control over multiple air, surface, and submarine platforms in a modern-day naval environment. Take direct control of individual crew stations and also plan and execute combined arms naval strategies from a top-down 'Commanders Eye' perspective.
Why similar: Naval Combat 41.7% ★, Naval 31.5% ★, War 11.7%, Simulation 7%, Strategy 6.8%
- #50 Silent Hunter 5®: Battle of the Atlantic
72% matchMixed45% of 2,527 reviews2010
Dev: Ubisoft RomaniaPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Step behind the periscope of a German U-boat and take on the Allied Forces in famous battles across the vast Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. The best-selling submarine series of all time continues with the highly anticipated Silent Hunter: Battle of the Atlantic.
Why similar: Naval Combat 52.8% ★, Naval 24.1% ★, Historical 11.4%, Simulation 9.3%, Strategy 2%
- #51 Crash Dive 2
68% matchVery Positive95% of 244 reviews2021
Dev: Panic Ensues Software
Windows
WWII Tactical submarine combat in the South Pacific
Why similar: Naval 54.6% ★, Historical 22%, Simulation 12.3%, War 11.1%
- #52 Combat Mission Black Sea
68% matchVery Positive83% of 572 reviews2021
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 35.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Combat Mission Black Sea is a military grade simulation depicting a fictional series of escalations between Russian and Ukraine which results in open conflict in the summer of 2017
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 25.9%, War 18.9%, Simulation 15%, Strategy 13.3%, Turn-Based Combat 12.8%
- #53 1971: Indian Naval Front
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: Neosphere Interactive Studios
Windows
Learn about the biggest naval conflict since WWII. Third-person vehicular combat game based on 1971 India-Pakistan war. Conduct missions based on actual events. Control naval units including aircraft carriers, warships, jets and choppers. Relive one of the most unique naval battles ever fought.
Why similar: Naval Combat 39.8% ★, Naval 27% ★, Historical 19.3%, War 12.9%, Singleplayer 1%
- #54 Her Majesty's Ship
71% matchMixed50% of 112 reviews2019
Dev: Every Single Soldier
Windows
All young naval officers dream of becoming Admiral, but few realise this can't be done without a loyal crew and keeping the vessel under your command afloat!
Why similar: Naval Combat 47.9% ★, Naval 28.6% ★, Strategy 10.3%, War 7%, Simulation 4.6%
- #55 Strategic Command: World War I
67% matchVery Positive92% of 488 reviews2019
Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Matrix Games
Windows
Strategic Command: World War I is a new chapter in the Strategic Command Franchise. Relive this momentous conflict from the opening shots of 1914 to the final offensives. Strategic Command: World War I covers all the main aspects and theatres of the war.
Why similar: World War I 67.7% ★, Strategy 32.3%
- #56 Winds Of Trade
69% matchMixed62% of 178 reviews2017
Dev: Rhombico Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Winds Of Trade is a strategy game about running an ocean trading company in the 18th and 19th centuries. Building your trading empire will not be your only goal! Ruthless pirates, shady smugglers, wartime and fierce competitors will make the way to the top a long and hard road for you!
Why similar: Naval 36.4% ★, Naval Combat 34.6% ★, Historical 17.1%, Strategy 6.2%, Simulation 4.5%
- #57 Gallipoli
62% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,583 reviews2026
Dev: BlackMill Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Land on the beaches of Gallipoli and fight intense 50-player objective-based battles on the Ottoman Fronts! Experience WW1 trench warfare and desert expeditions as one of 10 historic classes, armed with authentic weaponry. Gallipoli brings the most immersive WW1 FPS battles yet.
Why similar: World War I 53.1% ★, Historical 19.4%, War 12.3%, Simulation 7.6%, Strategy 6.1%
- #58 Wolfpack
66% matchVery Positive88% of 2,088 reviews2019
Dev: Usurpator ABPub: SUBSIM
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 23.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A crew of players experience the tense atmosphere of a WW2 U-boat, manning the stations in this realistic co-op simulation game. Several crews may play together in a wolfpack, completing missions based on iconic events during the different stages of German U-boat warfare. Solo play included.
Why similar: Naval Combat 59.7% ★, Naval 18.1% ★, Simulation 11.4%, Historical 5.4%, War 4.6%
- #59 Rising Front
61% matchVery Positive88% of 4,199 reviews2026
Dev: Sandstorm Studios Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 54%
A FPS WW1 & Revolutionary War battle simulator with a focus on Workshop Content, rag-doll physics, intelligent AI, massive battles, procedural AI cover system, real-time building system and FPS combat!
Why similar: World War I 50.7% ★, War 20.1%, Historical 15.3%, Simulation 6.9%, Strategy 5.4%